Due to the turmoil of the data leak incident yesterday, Eunseo was extremely tired, so she applied for half a day off. She wanted to go home early and rest.
“All right, have a delicious lunch and take care, Ms. Suna. I’ll go in first!”
Even though she rushed to leave work early and came home, Seungjoo was nowhere to be seen.
When Eunseo called, Seungjoo answered promptly.
Nuna!
“Where did you go? I took half a day off and left early today.”
I came to the market.
Now she seemed to navigate quite well on her own, and Eunseo thought about her experience working part-time at a convenience store, which turned out to be not so bad.
“Why, do you need to buy something?”
Nuna went through a lot yesterday. I’m planning to make your favorite braised short ribs for dinner.
With an answer that sounded like a housewife’s, Eunseo burst into laughter.
“What, are you trying to be a modern version of a traditional wife?”
I want to, if you order me, Nuna.
Though it was said as a joke, the serious tone in the response made Eunseo’s face blush unintentionally.
I really like you, Nuna.
With the sudden and unexpected confession, Eunseo found herself looking around without realizing it. Of course, there was just an apple tree extending its lanky branches in the yard.
“I told you, it’s not allowed until I turn twenty, right?”
I know. But I can still say it, right?
Seungjoo repeated.
I really like you, Nuna.
Grateful that her face couldn’t be seen over the phone, Eunseo hastily hung up to avoid betraying her trembling voice.
While waiting on the porch for Seungjoo to come, the doorbell suddenly rang. Since Seungjoo had a key, it wasn’t her.
“Who is it?”
“It’s me, Eunseo! Open the door!”
Surprised, Eunseo opened the door. They had clearly said their goodbyes at work, hadn’t they?
“What’s up, Seona? Why did you come again? How’s work?”
“I was bored eating lunch alone without Eunseo, so I just took half a day off. But where’s Seungjoo?”
“She went to the market. She’ll be back soon.”
Until Seungjoo returned, the two went inside and sat in the living room, sipping tea. It wasn’t easy to sit outside now that the weather had turned cold.
Caressing the warm teacup and melting her frozen hands, Seona asked,
“But Seungjoo went to the market alone?”
“Yeah. She said she wanted to buy something since I went through a lot yesterday and wanted to cook something delicious for me.”
“Wow, that’s sincere.”
Suddenly, Seona looked at Eunseo.
“You know, right? Seungjoo and… You also know, right?”
Seeing her hesitating to answer, it was clear what was left unsaid. Since Seona wasn’t completely focused on Seungjoo anymore and was just complaining about Chris, fortunately, it was easy to admit.
“I know. I feel the same way as Seungjoo.”
Fortunately, Seona was now completely preoccupied with her own thoughts about Seungjoo and Chris, making it easy to speak. Otherwise, it might have been a bit awkward.
“Really? That’s great!”
As expected, Seona showed some surprise. Eunseo hesitated a bit before speaking.
“In truth, I’ve been feeling excited whenever I see him at the company.”
“Really?”
Seona’s eyes widened as if she would jump out. Eunseo briefly explained the events of the day he unexpectedly visited her home two years ago, during the fall.
“Since then, he kept coming to my mind. But after getting a job, it turned out he’s the CEO of our company.”
“Wow, fate is fate…”
Seona exclaimed.
“But why didn’t you express your feelings even once? Even when I saw you singing ‘Seungjoo, Seungjoo.'”
“How can someone like me? I didn’t even have the courage to have a crush, you know.”
Looking at Eunseo as if she were pitiful, Seona quickly burst into a bright smile.
“Still, it worked out well in the end!”
Eunseo deeply felt once again that Seona was indeed a good person. Even though she had become a fan of someone else recently, it was genuinely heartwarming to see Seona genuinely happy for her.
Grateful for her happiness, there were still things that didn’t quite match.
Eunseo hesitated a bit before saying,
“But, in truth… it didn’t work out. Now we’re just like sisters.”
Seona looked at her as if she couldn’t believe what she was hearing.
“Huh? What are you talking about? You two seemed to share the same feelings?”
“Wait for another year, and when Seungjoo turns twenty, we plan to meet then.”
Seona’s mouth fell open.
“I knew I should have realized that you’re a naive fool, but really…!”
She expected such a reaction. Eunseo lowered her eyes and laughed.
“What can I do? That’s just how I am.”
“Even so, will you wait for a healthy thirty-year-old until he turns twenty?”
“Anyway, we both have things to do now. After I bring Seungjoo back to work, I’ll put more effort into finding Eunho for the next year. And when Seungjoo returns to work, she’ll be busy adjusting for a while.”
Eunseo said, as if making a resolution for herself.
For her own sake, for Seungjoo’s sake, and considering the memories that might return, this was the best choice.
Male lead is a Destined Young Husband (Female-dominant)
One-sentence summary: Wife-master, listen to my explanation!
Li Ruantang, a young lady from a prestigious family, stumbled and fell. When she woke up, she saw a noble and beautiful young man sitting by her bedside, wiping away tears.
The young master had slightly reddened eyes, and his every move exuded charm.
The sight made Li Ruantang’s eyes hot and her heart flutter. After all, she had made a bet with the young master Meng from the neighboring family. If she couldn’t marry a husband before the end of the year, she would have to admit defeat and give up the jade she had worked so hard to obtain.
Outside the window, the flowers were in full bloom.
Rather than losing the bet, the jade, and her face, Li Ruantang calculated that it would be better to seek marriage with the young master in front of her, killing three birds with one stone.
…
Meng Jun never thought that an accident during a spring outing would lead to them rolling down a cliff and into a river, yet still survive.
Now they were trapped in an unknown village, and Meng Jun had overheard that the family who had rescued them had their own intentions.
After all, it was Li Ruantang who had lost her mind and sought marriage first. He was only trying to protect himself!
Glancing at Li Ruantang, who was listing her own merits, the young husband’s voice softened, and he blushed as he lied, “W-wife-master, Wife-master, don’t you remember me?”
The young husband’s voice was clear and handsome, coaxing Li Ruantang’s heart to be soft and sweet, and she spared no effort to protect him.
It wasn’t until they returned to the capital that Li Ruantang suddenly remembered.
When they had fallen off the cliff, in order not to implicate Wei Yunruo, whom he secretly admired, the young husband had instead pulled her, who was slightly farther away, down the cliff with him…
Short summary by Yuushi L: Initially, the male lead (ML) liked another girl, while the female lead (FL) liked the ML. Both fell off a cliff. The FL temporarily lost her memory, and the ML, fearing others might take advantage of him, claimed FL was his wife while they were staying in a village. Later, when they returned home, the FL regained her memories and remembered that the ML liked someone else, so she kept her distance from him. However, during their time living together in the countryside, the ML’s view of the FL had completely changed. From this point, his pursuit of the FL begins.
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